By KIMBERLIE NGABIT-QUITASOL? Northern Dispatch LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — A farmer from Roxas, Isabela was abducted by armed men who introduced themselves as agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) along the highway at the boundary of San Manuel and Roxas, Isabela around noon of February 28. Virgilio Abrogena, chairman of Danggayan Dagiti Manalon…
Month: March 2014
On International Women’s Day, women lambast Aquino for ‘sins against Filipinos’
“The lives of women, especially those from the marginalized sectors, have worsened rather than improved belying the Aquino government’s claim of inclusive growth.” – Gabriela
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Emily Ladera-Facunla: Fighting for Luisita farmers
“What’s the use of my position if I could not defend the rights of my constituents? It’s better to die serving the people of the Hacienda Luisita than to die without meaning.” – Tarlac City Councilor Emily Ladera-Facunla
Global campaign for justice takes up Luisita women’s fight for land
Monique Wilson, a world class Filipino actress and global diretor for One Billion for Rising Justice campaign, takes up the cudgels for Hacienda Luisita women’s struggle for genuine land reform.
The False Window of Inter-generational Feminism: Notes on the Neoliberal Hijack of Women’s Emancipatory Struggles*
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com A young woman of 26 had just finished her postgraduate degree in the Humanities. A very promising academic career awaited her application to the faculty of the humanities in a reputable public university known for its radical tradition. Her knowledge and grasp of feminist theory and literature have earned…
Burukrasya, buwis, buwaya
Kawimenan
GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ito ang kolokyal na tumbas na politisidong termino ng kolektibong kondisyon, pakikibaka at mithiin na inaako ng “kababaihan.” Halaw sa media, ang kolektibisasyon ay hango sa iba pang madalas gamitin ng broadcast media, tulad ng kapulisan, kabaklaan, at kabadingan. Ang unlaping “ka” ay nagpapahiwatig ng pagiging kaputol at…
Health workers, mothers troop to Fabella hospital, Supreme Court
“We should not keep silent on this issue (of privatization) because health is a people’s right.” – Dr. Eleonor Jara, convenor of No to Privatization of Public Hospitals
‘19 years of Mining Act enriched mining TNCS, but endangered the people’
The 19th anniversary of the passage of RA 7942 or Mining Act of 1995 was “greeted” with nationally-coordinated protest actions across the Philippines. The day was dubbed as Green Flag Day, and protesters launched their call for the revocation of Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s mining liberalization policies and projects.
Youth groups storm Malacañang to protest tuition hike
MANILA – A rally of youth groups lead by Gabriela-Youth was violently dispersed by the Manila police and members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) as they held protest action outside the Malacañang Palace on Thursday, March 6. The protest was joined by the National Union of Students in the Philippines, Rise for Education, Anakbayan,…
Sisters
By CHERYL L. DAYTEC Bulatlat.com We must be sisters I know we are Blood is thicker than water But shared suffering is thicker than blood I am from Asia: India, perhaps Maybe Indonesia, maybe the Philippines It does not matter really I am one of too many Brown skin, young Once innocent, these sad eyes…